Word: vitalize
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...according to Domei, "an important secret Chinese supply base." Over its 10th-Century wall flowed smuggled Japanese goods for Free China, Chinese raw materials for Japan. More vexing to Japan's military leaders, it was only 180 miles from the northern tip of the island of Formosa, a vital troop center and training ground, and 650 miles (feasible bombing distance) from Japan. These were the reasons why the Japs occupied it. Nevertheless, they abandoned...
...Washington last week went President William S. Farish and associates of The Standard Oil Company (N.J.) armed with bottles and briefs, and with grim determination to clear the name of Standard (N.J.) in the eyes of the people (U.S.) The bottles contained samples of certain synthetics now vital in the war effort; the briefs contained case histories of Standard's deals with Germany's I. G. Farbenindustrie by which the vital synthetics were secured...
...Last year they carried over 150,000 passengers, nearly two million tons of freight, thousands of sacks of mail. To Brazil, 248,700 square miles larger than the U.S. but with only 20,000 miles of railroads (mostly extending westward to the interior), this offshore communication line is more vital than the Panama Canal...
...meet the British wherever they may strike, Rundstedt has a big force, with impressive mobility. Under his command are 30 to 40 infantry divisions (15,000 men each), which he has disposed along the beaches and in rear areas. Ten which have long battle experience are probably kept at vital communication points, to be whisked where they are needed. Far to his rear, in the Reich itself, are 50 to 55 more divisions, some still training, all relatively untested. They are reserves...
...plan of Federal subsidy to institutions is contemplated except occasional scholarships to students undertaking advanced technical training. College enrollments will fall while more than 40,000 officer candidates each year are denied the college education vital to their training. Inter-service competition in the nation's college is, apparently, to continue, for the report never considers an over-all scheme for procurement of military and civilian personnel. Meanwhile deferments grow longer as the services strive to fill uncoordinated quotas...